Pembridge Villas Surgery, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

Pembridge Villas Surgery is a GP practice in London with 13,315 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 88% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in January 2024. It has 5.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,580 patients per GP.

Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.

What patients say about Pembridge Villas Surgery

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 86%, above the England figure of 57%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 52%, against 54% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 7 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 4 within it.

On overall experience it is 88th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 86% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 1 point higher than in 2025 (87%). 119 patients answered the survey (response rate 15%).

Survey questionPembridge Villas SurgeryWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good88%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone86%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website73%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App52%54%54%
Reception team helpful96%83%85%
Last contact good85%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right77%68%69%
Listened to well98%86%87%
Treated with care and concern94%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician94%92%93%
Needs met95%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 87% of 164 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Pembridge Villas Surgery is Good, published in January 2024. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (January 2020).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

13,315 patients were registered at Pembridge Villas Surgery in September 2026, down 5.3% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

12% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 5.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,580 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 2.0 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20234.54.5
August 20245.25.2
August 20255.25.2
August 20265.25.2

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 7,539 appointments a month, or 566 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 77% were face to face (England: 63%). 40% took place on the day they were booked and 5% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

56% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 4% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasurePembridge Villas SurgeryWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month566469510
Face to face77%60%63%
Same day as booked40%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking5%2%5%
Did not attend4%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for palliative or supportive care needs (0.8% against 0.6%) and serious mental illness (1.3% against 1.0%). It has a lower share for a learning disability (0.0% against 0.6%), osteoporosis (0.3% against 1.2%) and diabetes (2.5% against 7.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 16.9 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 86.6 years for women and 82.9 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages8.2%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs5.6%14.3%
Asthma6+ yrs3.1%6.6%
Diabetes17+ yrs2.5%7.9%
CancerAll ages2.5%3.8%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs1.5%4.6%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.3%2.2%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.3%1.0%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.1%3.0%
Stroke and TIAAll ages0.8%1.9%
COPDAll ages0.8%1.9%
Palliative careAll ages0.8%0.6%
DementiaAll ages0.4%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages0.4%1.1%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.4%0.6%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.3%0.8%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.3%0.8%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.3%1.2%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.0%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2560.9%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2550.6%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2454.5%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2457.4%74.9%

42% of the practice's patients live in the W11 postcode district, followed by W2 (39%), W8 (14%) and W10 (1%). 63% live in Kensington and Chelsea, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
W115,70542%
W25,23939%
W81,86014%
W101851%

Pembridge Villas Surgery, 45 Pembridge Villas, London, W11 3EP. Phone: 020 7727 2222. Website: www.pembridgevillas-w11.nhs.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Newton Medical Centre0.5 km82%
Colville Health Centre0.7 km91%
Dr Rachael Garner0.7 km85%
Portobello Medical Centre0.7 km80%
Dr Jedth Phornnarit0.8 km89%

How do patients rate Pembridge Villas Surgery?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 88% of patients described their overall experience of Pembridge Villas Surgery as good, above the England figure of 77%. 86% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Pembridge Villas Surgery?

13,315 patients were registered in September 2026, down 5.3% on a year earlier.

What is Pembridge Villas Surgery's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in January 2024.

How many GPs does Pembridge Villas Surgery have?

5.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (6 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,580 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Pembridge Villas Surgery face to face?

77% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Pembridge Villas Surgery's phone number?

020 7727 2222.

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